According to the UEC announcement, KNC's application was rejected due to non-compliance with the provisions of the Article 6 of the Political Parties Registration Law, while Democracy and Human Rights Party's application was rejected due to its non-compliance with the provisions of the Article 5 of the Political Parties Registration Law. 

Although the announcement did not concisely state the reasons for rejection, Articles 5 and 6 of the Political Parties Registration Law states that:

Article 5

The leader and deputy leader of persons desirous of forming a party shall, after subscribing the prescribed registration fees, apply to the Commission in the prescribed manner to register as a political party which they desire to be established by submitting the following:

(a) name, flag and emblem of the party desired to be established;
(b) political ideology and programme of the party desired to be established;
(c) regulations of the party and organizational set-up;
(d) name, father’s name, occupation, address, date of birth, citizenship scrutiny card number, national registration card number, certificate of associate citizenship number, certificate of naturalized citizenship number or certificate of temporary card number of the persons desirous of establishing the party and who conform to the facts contained in Section 4;
(e) admission made in accord with Section 6;
(f) admission that it will organize at least 1000 party members within 90 days from the day of permission for registration as a political party if it is a party that will organize throughout the entire Union or admission that it will organize at least 500 party members within 90 days from the day of permission for registration as a political party if it is a party that will organize only in a Region or State.

Article 6

In the application filed under Section 5, it shall be admitted that the following shall be abided:

(a) safeguarding non-disintegration of the Union, non-disintegration of the national solidarity and perpetuation of sovereignty;
(b) safeguarding the prevalence of law and order and tranquillity;
(c) safeguarding the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar;
(d) abstaining from writing, delivering speech or organizing and instigating that can cause conflict or that can affect dignity and morals relating to nationality, religion, individual or public;
(e) abstaining from abuse of religion for political ends;
(f) abstaining from accepting and using directly or indirectly money, property, other aids from the government of any foreign country, any religious organization, any other organization or any person or, not accepting their influence.

The UEC also rejected the application of Arakan National Party (ANP) a week ago, citing Article 7 of the Political Parties Registration Law. Follow our blog to stay updated with the latest news and developments on Myanmar junta-proposed "elections."